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Casey Wellman has signed with HC Spartak Moscow.

He will join the KHL after spending the 2014-15 season in the minors with Hershey. Wellman had 25 goals and 54 points in 73 games with Washington's AHL affiliate this past campaign. Thu, Jun 4, 2015 12:50:00 PM

Brooks Laich doesn't appear to be ready to return from his lingering groin issue, so Wellman will join the team and he may draw into the lineup for Saturday's game against Phoenix. Sat, Mar 8, 2014 01:37:00 PM

Beagle hasn't appeared in a preseason game yet for the Capitals, but he has been participating in Washington's practices. He's likely to make his preseason debut on Saturday, so the issue is of little concern at this time.

Jakub Vrana is starting to score and has a goal in each of his last two games.

Vrana is fitting in nicely with Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov and has five points in six games with a plus-three rating. You can't go wrong with Vrana on your fantasy team although he does not see power play time with his linemates but sees second unit duty with Andre Burakovsky and Brett Connolly.

Oshie already has three goals in his first three games. Nicklas Backstrom netted a goal and recorded two assists. Andre Burakovsky, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and John Carlson each recorded an assist for the Capitals.

The Washington Capitals have inked Andre Burakovsky to a two-year, $6 million contract.

Burakovsky was a restricted free agent this summer after completing his entry-level contract. A bridge deal made a lot of sense here as Burakovsky has shown promise, but he hasn't reached the 40-point mark in a season yet. The 2017-18 campaign could be where that changes though as he should get an opportunity to serve as a top-six forward.

Wilson was being punished for boarding St. Louis' Sammy Blais. That was the second suspension that Wilson was handed during the preseason. Hopefully he'll manage to avoid getting into any further trouble with the NHL's Player Safety Department this season.

Alex Chiasson signed a one-year, $600,000 deal with the Washington Capitals.

Chiasson attended Capitals training camp on a professional tryout. The 27-year-old is now on his fourth different team in the last five seasons. He had 12 goals and 12 assists in 81 games with the Flames last season. He has no fantasy value going forward.

Devante Smith-Pelly tallied a goal and an assist in Sunday's 4-3 exhibition victory versus St. Louis.

Smith-Pelly notched two goals and two assists in five preseason outings. He certainly made a strong case for himself to have a roster spot going into the 2017-18 campaign. DSP only had nine points in 53 contests with New Jersey last year.

Matt Niskanen will not be eligible to return to action before November 7th.

The Capitals placed him on the long-term injury list which requires a minimum 10-game absence. Niskanen could be out even longer with what appears to be a rather serious upper-body injury. Reserve him immediately.

Dmitry Orlov has inked a six-year, $30.6 million contract extension with the Washington Capitals.

Orlov was set to become a restricted free agent on July 1. He had six goals and 33 points in 82 games while averaging 19:32 minutes last season. He'll celebrate his 26th birthday in July so he might not have much upside left, but if all he does is maintain his current level then he'll look pretty reasonable with his $5.1 million annual cap hit.

The Capitals were thoroughly whipped by Philadelphia as they dropped an 8-2 decision. Bowey, who was recalled due to the injury suffered by Matt Niskanen, was a minus-three in the game and was on the ice for five Philly goals. All-in-all, although he was happy to finally suit up in an NHL game, the game summary should not be going into his scrapbook. He is a solid blueliner with not a lot of fantasy value.

Braden Holtby allowed two goals on 23 shots in Friday's 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.

One of the two goals he allowed was scored while the Capitals were shorthanded. The victory improves Holtby's record to 2-1-0 this season. He'll go into his next game with a 2.47 goals-against-average and a .923 save percentage. If he stays healthy, the Capitals goaltender will be one of the two or three best fantasy options at his position.

Philipp Grubauer was pounded for eight goals on 37 shots in Saturday's 8-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Capitals backup goalie gave up two goals in the first period, three goals in the second and three more goals in the third frame. Washington wanted to give Braden Holtby a break which is probably why Grubauer stayed in for all eight goals tonight. He now has an 0-1-1 record with a 5.85 goals-against-average and a .844 save percentage this season. Despite the ugly numbers, he remains one of the better backups in the NHL.